Guinea: Fatal gold mine landslide in northeast July 20

Event

On Thursday, July 20, three miners were killed in a landslide at a gold mine in Bouré Boukaria, a village in the Siguiri region (northeast). An unspecified number of individuals have also been reported injured or missing.

The landslide was likely the result of heavy rains that have affected the Siguiri region over the past week. There are many clandestine gold miners in the region, despite the Guinean government's ban on artisanal mining.

Context

Deadly landslides have occurred in Guinea gold mining zones in recent years. In 2015, at least 12 gold miners, a majority of whom were women, were killed by a landslide in a mine in the Siguiri region.

Advice

Individuals in Guinea are advised to monitor the situation and exercise caution in areas affected by heavy rains.